FBC Carthage E-News
February 25, 2014
Good Tuesday Morning,
I apologize for the
day-delay of the E-news for this week.
Jeff and I were in Atlanta, Georgia yesterday for a one day church
leadership conference called Catalyst with Pastors Andy Stanley and Craig
Groeschel. Pastor Andy is Charles
Stanley’s son and the Pastor of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta
which has around 36,000 in attendance in five campuses around the city. Pastor Craig is the Pastor of LifeChurch.tv
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
LifeChurch.tv is considered the
largest church in the United States with 15 campuses in five states. It was a busy and information-packed day but
we gained many great leadership principles from these two strong church
leaders. You can check out their
ministries at:
LifeChurch.tv http://www.lifechurch.tv/
This Sunday, March 2 begins
the week of prayer for North American missions.
The North American Mission Board has over 5,000 missionaries serving
throughout the United States and Canada.
The primary focus is starting new churches. Zeke and Layne Tomaselli are two of our NAMB missionaries
working in Hilo, Hawaii to start Ohana Church.
They had their second preview service this past Sunday with 85 in
attendance! It is exciting to be a part
of this new church start. Fran and I
will be traveling to work with Zeke and Layne in March. We look forward to visiting with them and
seeing the exciting things the Lord is doing in this new church. Pray for all
our NAMB missionaries as they share the good news of the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
Be praying for several of
our mission partners this week:
·
We received this
note from Pastor Hamisi from Ridgeways Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya:The last two weeks have been tough for the church family in Ridgeways. We lost a Patriarch and founder of our Baptist churches in Kenya- Late Rev. Morris Wanje( father our senior Pastor Elijah Wanje). If that was not enough we lost our Sound Man brother Mae Zero in a tragic accident enroute to the funeral. Looking at the lives of these two brothers one can say that they have finished their race, kept their faith, fought a good fight and the only thing Waiting for them is a crown of righteousness. Although these two men did not serve in the same sphere of influence, nevertheless they each played a key role in making Christ glorified. As we mourn we mourn as ones who have faith in the one who is the resurrection and life. Finally let's be encouraged that death is not a cessation of life as Christians, but a transition from an unforgiving world to the presence of our Maker and savior Jesus Christ.
· Pray for Michal Deaver and her medical/dental mission team as they leave this Friday, February 28 for ministry in the Dominican Republic. Pray for safety in travel and great success in sharing the love and message of Jesus. She is traveling with a mission team from SCORE International which sends short term mission teams throughout the world. Check them out at: http://www.scoreintl.org
* Pray for the Inuit people in Nunavut, Canada. They are our Unreached People Group and let’s not neglect to pray that God will open the door for them to receive the gospel. As we continue to pray and seek ways to reach into that land, we trust God is already working in the people. Pray for workers to be sent into that harvest field.
· Pray for Poplar, Montana and the work of First Baptist Church Poplar. We are planning a return mission trip on June 26-July 5 and have need of many more team members. We will be conducting Vacation Bible School and working in other ministry areas. Be a part of this year’s team to the Native Americans in Poplar.
One
more prayer request for the week, this Thursday, February 27 is a day of prayer
to raise awareness and end slavery in the United States and around the
world. “End It Movement” has chosen the
27th as a day of prayer and awareness of the 27 million persons who
are enslaved throughout the world. It is
hard to imagine that today, 2014, there are more people in slavery than at any
other time in the history of mankind. Let us be aware of the great need and shine a
light on those in slavery. For more
information check out www.enditmovement.com/learn
Have a blessed week as you follow Jesus,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the news for the week:
1.
GriefShare had
a great start with 11 in attendance last week.
There is still room and time for you to join in this grief support
ministry. Grief Share is a ministry of comfort to those
experiencing the grief of losing a friend or loved one. It meets on Tuesday nights from 6:00-7:30 PM
at the Chamber of Commerce. FBC Carthage
is partnering together with Bass and Sanderson Funeral Homes in offering this
Christian-based grief ministry to the community. Bro. Tim Frank is leading the sessions which
address the specific issues and needs of those experiencing the grief of the
loss of loved ones. The sessions are
open to everyone and a workbook will be available for all sessions for a cost
of $15. 2. Copies of the March Bible Pathways are in the Connection Point for you to use in reading the Bible through in 2014.
3. The deacons are reminded of their monthly meeting this Sunday, March 2 at 7:00 PM.
4. Operation Christmas Child collection boxes are located at the entrance doors for you to bring items throughout the year for the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. As you see items on sale you can buy them and bring them to be included with this year’s shoebox ministry. For more information you can contact Melody Tackett.
5. Couples are invited to attend a special Art of Marriage Weekend at FBC Carthage on April 4-5. This weekend will feature marriage building and strengthening sessions on Friday evening and Saturday in the Christian Life Center. These sessions are open to all couples and the only cost is $35 per couple for the workbooks and materials. Sign-up this Sunday as we focus on building strong, healthy, and vibrant marriages.
6. The next Men’s Breakfast and Community Ministry Day will be Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 AM in the Christian Life Center. All men and boys are encouraged to attend this time of fellowship, inspiration and ministry.
7. The church has many light colored wooden chairs in various sizes for sale at $5 each. If you would like one or several you can see Bro. Tim Frank.
8. Youth and Children are reminded and encouraged to get their registrations in for the two special summer camps. See Bro. Jeff Hall for questions on registration or for more information.
·
The Children’s
CentriKid Camp is June 16-20 at Campbellsville University. The cost is $275 and for more information on
CentriKid Camp go to: http://centrikid.com/
·
The Youth Student
Liffe Camp will be July 13-19 at Daytona Beach. Florida. The cost is $259 and for more information go
to: http://www.studentlife.com/events/beach
9. The March Church Calendar of special meetings and events is listed below:
March 1-7 Michael Deaver to Dominican Republic
2-7 Week of Prayer for NAMB
2 Deacon’s Meeting @ 7PM
3 Women on Mission’s Meeting @ Shelia Dodge’s
4 GriefShare each Tuesday @ 6PM
5 Ash Wednesday – 40 Days to Easter
7 TBCH Parent’s Night Out – Leave from Church at 4:45 PM
10 Back Pack Program @ Ag Center 4:30 PM
11 Senior Adult Fellowship
12 Community Food Truck @ Ag Center 11AM
16 Personnel Committee @ 4PM
17-31 Mission Hawaii
24-28 Smith County School Spring Break
27 Youth Hiking
10. Here is the link to the video shown last Sunday evening from the Skit Guys called God’s Chisel. If you haven’t attended the Sunday evening services recently I invite and encourage you to join us for these moving services at 6:00 PM each week.
http://skitguys.com/videos/item/gods-chisel
